Whoops.. missed last week's entry. I guess that means I have a wrestling move coming my way. My guess is that I'm going to get it tomorrow during dinner. I'll be sure to put it on video for all to see. It's only fair.
This week was insane. Monday started off OK, but when I got home from golf league I arrived to find a tree-branch blocking my driveway. AWESOME! The branch was pretty sizable, at about 12" in diameter at its biggest point. Luckily Kelsey and I park our cars in the garage most of the time. We were both considering leaving ours out because we were just going to take the Saturn in to get the tires replaced, but luckily for us no car was hit. We proceeded to cut down the limb and hack it into manageable pieces for the time being. Of course, being as the nature of bad luck goes, I was off to Boston the next morning. We've had tree branches taking up a good chunk of our yard all week. I started the cleanup process yesterday, but will finish it today. The good news is that we will have PLENTY of bonfire wood. So we got that going for us.
To add to the fun, it hailed here pretty good on Friday morning. Our shingles shed their little pebbles onto our deck, and while our steps on the deck have little dimples now, no clear damage occurred. We might see if our insurance adjuster will come look at our roof, and if we have some sort of luck, we might just get a free roof out of this. I would say its worth a look.
This is our first weekend home in a couple of months with nothing scheduled. We have already caught up on a lot of house chores and are even having people over for dinner / bonfire if the weather holds. It seems to be shaping up to be a nice weekend. I better get going and enjoy it!
That's all for now.
HO K PEACE OUT!
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Saturday, July 11, 2009
Championship week
For the first time in my life I was able to play in a golf Pro-Am. This week marked the start of the 3M Championship at the TPC in Blaine. This week has been a summer favorite of mine for about 5 years now. Usually my dad lets the boys go to the draw party for him and Brian, Rich and I usually have a blast. They have events at the draw party like a long drive contest, casino games for tickets that you enter in a prize raffle, free food, free alcohol, and a few chances to see some of the big name golfers. The last two years Kelsey has come along for the ride and it has always been a blast. For the past 4 years either Rich or myself have walked away with some gift or prize, be it a driver, a handful of gift certificates for a free night stay at the Grand Casino in Hinkley, or whatever random stuff we grabbed.
This year was a little different. Dad decided to come with the boys (and girls) and see what all the fun was about. We all did the long drive contest but didn't fare so well this year. (Which turned out OK because the prizes weren't anything special) We did our typical casino games and took in a massive amounts of tickets. Kelsey and I put all of ours towards a weekend stay at the Westin Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, with a free meal at the Bank Restaurant. We ended up winning that and we are going to save it for a nice date night. Should be pretty fun!
The other big thing that happened that night was that my boss asked me to play in the second group that EMC obtained for the Pro-Am. I have been watching my dad play in Pro-Ams since I was in elementary school. I even got to caddy for him a few times. It was always a blast and I will never remember some of the memories I have from being at those events with him. So when I learned that I was going to be playing in my very first Pro-Am it was something I have been waiting to hear for some time. I was very excited.
The pro that was playing with us was Jim Colbert. Not many people know him by name, but a lot of people would recognize him because he is the golfer that wears the Calloway white bucket hat. When i was a sophmore in High School I bought the same bucket hat because I thought it was cool. I wore it all the time, and I still have it today. When I learned who we were playing with I made sure to bring it with me for the picture with the pro. I also had him sign the hat when we were done. The actual round of golf went pretty well. Our team tied for second and were only beat when my boss' group's pro made a birdie for them on the final hole to beat us by one. Irregardless of our score, the entire day was amazing. I got to play with Russ, Derek and Jason (co-workers and brother in law) and had a couple of good laughs and a few good shots to go along with it. At the end of the day I got a few gifts to help my golf game, a few memories that i'll save forever, and the satisfaction to play in my first Pro-Am. It really was fun.
This weekend is our wedding weekend. 3 weddings in two days! Once we get through these weddings, I have the SJU Alumni golf event. Yep... more golf! I don't think I've ever golfed this much in one summer. I don't think there is ever such a thing as too much golf, but if there was, this might be approaching it. I am very excited to play on monday though, Rich, Russ, Tim and I are ready to make a run at 1st place. We'll see how it goes.
That's all i got for now.
Ho K Peace out!
This year was a little different. Dad decided to come with the boys (and girls) and see what all the fun was about. We all did the long drive contest but didn't fare so well this year. (Which turned out OK because the prizes weren't anything special) We did our typical casino games and took in a massive amounts of tickets. Kelsey and I put all of ours towards a weekend stay at the Westin Hotel in downtown Minneapolis, with a free meal at the Bank Restaurant. We ended up winning that and we are going to save it for a nice date night. Should be pretty fun!
The other big thing that happened that night was that my boss asked me to play in the second group that EMC obtained for the Pro-Am. I have been watching my dad play in Pro-Ams since I was in elementary school. I even got to caddy for him a few times. It was always a blast and I will never remember some of the memories I have from being at those events with him. So when I learned that I was going to be playing in my very first Pro-Am it was something I have been waiting to hear for some time. I was very excited.
The pro that was playing with us was Jim Colbert. Not many people know him by name, but a lot of people would recognize him because he is the golfer that wears the Calloway white bucket hat. When i was a sophmore in High School I bought the same bucket hat because I thought it was cool. I wore it all the time, and I still have it today. When I learned who we were playing with I made sure to bring it with me for the picture with the pro. I also had him sign the hat when we were done. The actual round of golf went pretty well. Our team tied for second and were only beat when my boss' group's pro made a birdie for them on the final hole to beat us by one. Irregardless of our score, the entire day was amazing. I got to play with Russ, Derek and Jason (co-workers and brother in law) and had a couple of good laughs and a few good shots to go along with it. At the end of the day I got a few gifts to help my golf game, a few memories that i'll save forever, and the satisfaction to play in my first Pro-Am. It really was fun.
This weekend is our wedding weekend. 3 weddings in two days! Once we get through these weddings, I have the SJU Alumni golf event. Yep... more golf! I don't think I've ever golfed this much in one summer. I don't think there is ever such a thing as too much golf, but if there was, this might be approaching it. I am very excited to play on monday though, Rich, Russ, Tim and I are ready to make a run at 1st place. We'll see how it goes.
That's all i got for now.
Ho K Peace out!
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
quick hits
Really quick before I have to run out to go to Kelsey's parents cabin...
I can still feel the pain in my entire body from tubing last weekend. Dad decided to try out his new boat's power and threw us off the tube.. at about... 42 miles per hour.. just a guess. I say this because I have never slid off a tube, and skipped on the top of the water as much as i did when I fell off the tube this weekend. I literally watched my dad look back, see that I was off the tube, and turn the boat around before i had finally slowed down enough to submerge beneath the waters surface. Ow...
Needless to say, by courtesy of a favorable judges ruling, Brian and I had to end our best of 3 match at a one-one tie to be decided at a later date. We simply could not take the beating anymore.
It was then we realized why dad was so mean.. he wanted to get up river to go to the Tiki-bar. I was in full compliance by the time we made it to shore that I threw the tubes on the beach, and Kelsey, Brian, Dad and I drove the boat up to what is becoming a nice summer spot on the lake.
There were some other fun things this last weekend. I made it up on the wakeboard OK and i've got that to look forward to when I return later this month, and a new deck that we helped build is also there for some nice laying out in the sun. Should be a great summer at the Trauscht Cabin.
The Biagi cabin is awaiting and it should also be a great time! I'm looking forward to more lake time and beer drinking with a side of cheese curds! Fun weekend 2 of 2 coming up!
HO K Peace out!
I can still feel the pain in my entire body from tubing last weekend. Dad decided to try out his new boat's power and threw us off the tube.. at about... 42 miles per hour.. just a guess. I say this because I have never slid off a tube, and skipped on the top of the water as much as i did when I fell off the tube this weekend. I literally watched my dad look back, see that I was off the tube, and turn the boat around before i had finally slowed down enough to submerge beneath the waters surface. Ow...
Needless to say, by courtesy of a favorable judges ruling, Brian and I had to end our best of 3 match at a one-one tie to be decided at a later date. We simply could not take the beating anymore.
It was then we realized why dad was so mean.. he wanted to get up river to go to the Tiki-bar. I was in full compliance by the time we made it to shore that I threw the tubes on the beach, and Kelsey, Brian, Dad and I drove the boat up to what is becoming a nice summer spot on the lake.
There were some other fun things this last weekend. I made it up on the wakeboard OK and i've got that to look forward to when I return later this month, and a new deck that we helped build is also there for some nice laying out in the sun. Should be a great summer at the Trauscht Cabin.
The Biagi cabin is awaiting and it should also be a great time! I'm looking forward to more lake time and beer drinking with a side of cheese curds! Fun weekend 2 of 2 coming up!
HO K Peace out!
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